Terrell Owens might be the Barbra Streisand of the NFL. Both come at a high cost thanks to their talent, and both have been deemed high-maintenance.

Why is this relevant? Because wide receivers are divas. They need pampering and attention, but when given the proper stage (read: number of catches), they can put on quite a show.

So instead of Shakira’s rump-shake, we give you TD dances by Steve Smith and Chad Johnson. Rather than a Whitney Houston rap sheet, we present Randy Moss and Koren Robinson. Maybe Roy Williams can even answer Janet Jackson’s age-old question:

What have you done for me lately?

In the third installment of the Fantasy Tracker draft preview, we welcome to the stage, wide receivers.

HAMMY DOWNS

Two of the top WRs enter the fantasydraft season with hamstring problems – Steve Smith and Terrell Owens. Hamstrings aren’t exactly the equivalent of breaking a nail before the concert; these things can linger if not pampered. Not that you should be drafting WRs in the first round anyway, but this is certainly enough to bump these guys out of the first and probably until the late second round.

THIRD WATCH

Like Smith and Owens, Chad Johnson, Torry Holt and Larry Fitzgerald are likely to be nabbed with a second-round pick.

FT advises you to be patient. Go ahead and draft that second running back, then target a WR in the third round – Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss, Anquan Boldin, Reggie Wayne or Chris Chambers. A round or two later, you should be able to land a second starter among Hines Ward (keep an eye on his hammy), Roy Williams, Javon Walker or Plaxico Burress.

CASE OF THE DROPS

Be careful building your team based solely on last season’s raw numbers. Like Britney Spears’ disappearance from the pop charts, the FT expects Santana Moss to fade back to a middle-tier option – old QB, tough division, several new targets. Likewise, don’t spend a high pick on Darrell Jackson. A healthy Bobby Engram and newly acquired Nate Burleson could cut into his numbers.

Grab him only if he falls to the late fourth or fifth round. Eric Moulds migrates to the Texans – one of the few teams with a worse offense than the Bills.

What little value he had diminishes. And don’t jump on the Ashley Lelie bandwagon just because he was traded to the Falcons. Michael Vick is now his QB.

On the flip side, we have wideouts who could see a bump in numbers. Joe Horn could hit the charts again thanks to a more accurate QB in Drew Brees and the addition of the electric Reggie Bush in the backfield. Plus, Horn isn’t hobbled by a hammy this season.

A new or healthy QB should also benefit Muhsin Muhammad. Sure, he might be the Tori Amos of wide receivers – rarely on the charts, not concerned about being in the spotlight; he just does all the precious things that make music on the field – but a healthy Rex Grossman or new backup Brian Griese at QB is a big improvement over Kyle Orton.

Similarly, the addition of QB Jon Kitna (or more accurately, the subtraction of Harrington) gives a boost to Lions WRs, particularly Roy Williams, who will be an early-round choice. Watch for Mike Williams as a late-round steal or even waiver wire pick-up.

But stay away from Charles Rogers. Some reports say he might be cut.

And Derrick Mason being reuniting with QB Steve McNair could give the Ravens offense a bit of harmony, after a string of off-key seasons.

BACK TO BASICS

A couple of trades this week have shaken up several backfields. The deal of Kevan Barlow to the Jets puts both Barlow and 49ers RB Frank Gore back on the fantasy playlist. Expect both to start. They could be an option late in the draft as a fourth running back.

The three-way deal that sent Lelie from Denver to Atlanta also sent T.J.

Duckett to Washington. The deal makes us wonder about the health of Clinton Portis’ shoulder. Perhaps it’s worse than the team is letting on.

Duckett also gives the Redskins a goal-line option, which could leave Portis singing the blues come TD time. This makes Portis no longer worthy of a first-round pick and elevates Duckett to the late-middle rounds.